Argentinas B738 near Posadas on Jun 19th 2023, burning odour on board
Last Update: October 26, 2023 / 11:16:54 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 19, 2023
Classification
Incident
Airline
Aerolineas Argentinas
Flight number
AR-1740
Departure
Buenos Aires Aeroparque, Argentina
Destination
Iguazu, Argentina
Aircraft Registration
LV-FSK
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
Authorities reported emergency services were ready to receive the aircraft, 200 passengers on board of the aircraft were "lowered" without any problems.
A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration LV-FVN reached Iguazo with a delay of about 6 hours.
The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground in Posadas for about 26 hours after landing.
On Oct 26th 2023 Argentina's JST reported the occurrence was rated an incident. While enroute the crew declared emergency due to smoke in the cabin and diverted to Posadas for a safe landing.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 19, 2023
Classification
Incident
Airline
Aerolineas Argentinas
Flight number
AR-1740
Departure
Buenos Aires Aeroparque, Argentina
Destination
Iguazu, Argentina
Aircraft Registration
LV-FSK
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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